EAST LANSING, MI – Lansing Sexton rebounded from last week's overtime loss at home to Holt to defeat East Lansing on the road 69-60 Friday night.

Big Reds head coach Carlton Valentine said his team learned a lot from their gut-wrenching loss a week ago.

“We watched our film from the last game and we looked silly,” Valentine said. “Whenever we get beat we give the other team credit and then we look at what we did. We know we didn’t play well when we lost that game to Holt.”

Valentine was much happier with how his team played on Friday, particularly in the fourth quarter when Sexton (5-2, 4-1) began to distance itself from the Trojans, who had been just a few points back for the majority of the game.

“Our guys showed a lot of resilience. Every time they scored, we answered,” Valentine said. “When we went ahead they pressured us and we took advantage of that.”

East Lansing (5-5, 1-4) kept the game close by nailing shots from beyond the arc and getting takeaways on defense. On the other hand, Sexton dominated the paint and scored points in transition, a combination that was enough to earn it the victory.

Senior forward Jawan Hayes led Sexton with 21 points. Javon Haines carried the Trojans with 28 points, including four 3-pointers.